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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Brydon Coverdale

How to win pub trivia: ‘A good team is a bit like a political cabinet’

People fill out a trivia sheet at a pub quiz in the Cafe Kling Klang of Muenster, Germany, 4 September 2006. Photo: Friso GentschD3W34W People fill out a trivia sheet at a pub quiz in the Cafe Kling Klang of Muenster, Germany, 4 September 2006. Photo: Friso Gentsch
‘Listen to your teammates. The worst person on a pub trivia team is the steamroller.’ Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance Archive/Alamy

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